16 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Austri
Location
Seydisfjordur, Austurland, Iceland
Date
Mar 16, 1901
Page
1
Notice from Eskifirði dated 2 March 1901, announcing an auction on 26 April for Fremshollum valley holdings with price limits and many cattle special terms. It lists about 90 head of livestock, three horses and two cows, emphasizing bids and conditions. Auction at public opening by Sedur Mi lu aslu office.
Nordurpingeyingar argue over pingsetu directing influence at Orum and Wulffs trading firm. Benedikt Hítins Sveinsson and Arnljétsh are central figures, with local elders splitting along loyalties to Pérshéfn. Fridrik Guémundsson notes that Svalbard is a likely polling center and calls for restraint to prevent regional strife.
Fragmentary dispatch describes Russian demands pressing for control in Manchuria and Mongolia while Britain strengthens forces under Kitchener in South Africa. English and Allied troops pursue De Wet and Botha, with heavy fighting near the Oraniland and Delagoa regions, as Russians push northward and seek gains.
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